Weekly group tummy time classes are feasible and acceptable to mothers with infants: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization recommends 30 min of tummy time daily for improved motor development and reduced likelihood of plagiocephaly. As only 30% of infants meet this recommendation, parents require strategies and support to increase this proportion.

Methods

The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of a group intervention to promote tummy time. The design is a cluster randomized controlled trial with concealed allocation, assessor blinding, and intention-to-treat analysis. Five groups of healthy infants (N = 35, baseline mean (SD) age 5.9 (2.8) weeks) and their mothers attending local mother's groups (Australia) were randomly allocated to the intervention or control group. The intervention group rec

SUBMITTER: Hewitt L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7556919 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature